Our meetings are held,
starting at 2pm at
Blandy Farm, in the Library at the State
Arboretum of Virginia,
located at Route 50, east of the intersection of Routes 50 and 340. CLICK
HERE - How to Find the State Arboretum of Virginia
September
18 -
Got invasive plants? Get your questions answered at our September 18th
program at Blandy! Steve Young is an environmental
professional who also volunteers for
Arlington’s Remove Invasive Plants (RiP) program as an invasive
plants "whacker." He has worked hundreds of hours managing
non-native, invasive plants especially at Long Branch Nature Center
near his home in Arlington, VA. He first began to attack invasive
plants in the park in roughly 1992. His work has been recognized --
he was a 2005 Arlington Outstanding Volunteer, and in 2009 he
received a Virginia Master Naturalists "Armed and Dangerous"
invasives volunteer award. Steve also is treasurer of the
Mid-Atlantic Exotic Pest Plant Council and a member of the Virginia
Native Plant Society. He blogs about his work at
plantwhacker.blogspot.com.
The
October 16 program will feature
Queen of Boxwood Joan Butler. Joan is a life member of the
Board of Directors of the American Boxwood Society. She had a
boxwood nursery with her husband Scot in Lovettsville for many years
and has a broad range of information on how to grow beautiful
boxwood. Since Blandy houses the world’s most extensive boxwood
collection, Joan will have live examples of best varieties to show
us. Don’t miss this very special presentation with a living legend.
On
November 20, horticulture
celebrity Brent Heath of Brent and Becky’s Bulbs of
Gloucester, Virginia will speak to us at Blandy Library. After three
generations of daffodil and bulb growing as a family business, Brent
is an amazing resource of information. He will inform, delight, and
amuse our members. Bring all your questions about bulbs – Brent is
the answer man!
September
18 -
Got invasive plants? Get your questions answered at our September 18th
program at Blandy! Steve Young is an environmental
professional who also volunteers for
Arlington’s Remove Invasive Plants (RiP) program as an invasive
plants "whacker." He has worked hundreds of hours managing
non-native, invasive plants especially at Long Branch Nature Center
near his home in Arlington, VA. He first began to attack invasive
plants in the park in roughly 1992. His work has been recognized --
he was a 2005 Arlington Outstanding Volunteer, and in 2009 he
received a Virginia Master Naturalists "Armed and Dangerous"
invasives volunteer award. Steve also is treasurer of the
Mid-Atlantic Exotic Pest Plant Council and a member of the Virginia
Native Plant Society. He blogs about his work at
The
October 16 program will feature
Queen of Boxwood Joan Butler. Joan is a life member of the
Board of Directors of the American Boxwood Society. She had a
boxwood nursery with her husband Scot in Lovettsville for many years
and has a broad range of information on how to grow beautiful
boxwood. Since Blandy houses the world’s most extensive boxwood
collection, Joan will have live examples of best varieties to show
us. Don’t miss this very special presentation with a living legend.
On
November 20, horticulture
celebrity Brent Heath of Brent and Becky’s Bulbs of
Gloucester, Virginia will speak to us at Blandy Library. After three
generations of daffodil and bulb growing as a family business, Brent
is an amazing resource of information. He will inform, delight, and
amuse our members. Bring all your questions about bulbs – Brent is
the answer man!